Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test
Study tip (Recall, space, mix): Find the topic: recall, spacing, mixing, notes, flashcards, focus or rest. Techniques that make you retrieve, space and mix usually beat re-reading, cramming and blocks. For sums: review day = day + gap; Pomodoro rounds = minutes ÷ 30; focus minutes = rounds × 25.
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- 1.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
- 2.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) one fact per card (b) a whole page per card (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
- 3.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) only the easy cards (b) making your own cards (c) reading both sides (d) flipping straight away
- 4.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: testing yourself or re-reading the chapter? (a) testing yourself (b) re-reading the chapter
- 5.🧠 Active recall or passive review: scanning the headings? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
- 7.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
- 8.True or false: “looking at the diagrams” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: one fact per card? (a) a poor flashcard habit (b) a good flashcard habit
- 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
- 11.Which of these helps you focus? (a) starting without a plan (b) a messy desk (c) notifications off (d) no break for 3 hours
- 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
- 13.🌙 The night before a test, which is better? (a) watch a late film (b) sleep on time (c) game till late (d) study till 3 AM
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
- 15.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “listening to a recap” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is cramming? (a) one long read-through (b) a little every day (c) old topics each week (d) short repeat sessions
- 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
- 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a noisy hallway (c) on the bed (d) the same spot daily
- 21.Which of these goes on the back of a flashcard? (a) 7 × 8 = ? (b) Capital of Kerala? (c) 56 (d) Formula for speed?
- 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) six hours in one go (d) old topics each week
- 24.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a regular bedtime (c) scrolling in bed (d) screens off before bed
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
- 26.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: starting without a plan? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
- 27.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: phone in another room? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank-page brain dump (b) teaching it to a sibling (c) covering the answers (d) highlighting in yellow
- 29.🃏 How much should one flashcard hold? (a) ten facts (b) a full page (c) a whole chapter (d) one fact or idea
- 30.🃏 Front or back of a flashcard? “56” (a) the front (b) the back
- 31.🍅 In the Pomodoro method, a focus session usually lasts… (a) 5 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) all day (d) 3 hours
- 32.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a goal for the session? (a) helps you focus (b) breaks your focus
- 34.True or false: “flipping straight away” is a good flashcard habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.📅 You learn a topic on day 1. Each gap between reviews is double the last one: 1 day, then 2, then 4, then 8 days. On which day is review number 2?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering with book shut (b) answering a quiz (c) teaching it to a sibling (d) scanning the headings
- 37.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching it to a sibling (b) answering with book shut (c) writing it from memory (d) listening to a recap
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
- 39.True or false: “teaching it to a sibling” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📅 Spaced practice or cramming: last-minute marathons? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
Answer key
- normal and useful
- one fact per card
- making your own cards
- testing yourself
- passive review
- adding small diagrams
- 150
- True
- a good flashcard habit
- main topic in the centre
- notifications off
- ratio
- sleep on time
- no headings at all
- False
- True
- one long read-through
- numbered points in order
- a poor notes habit
- the same spot daily
- 56
- percentage
- six hours in one go
- scrolling in bed
- never looking again
- breaks your focus
- helps you focus
- highlighting in yellow
- one fact or idea
- the back
- 25 minutes
- False
- helps you focus
- False
- 4
- scanning the headings
- listening to a recap
- adding small diagrams
- True
- cramming
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